Madeira Bistro – LCM 40 SPRING 2015

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Brazilian barbecue at Madeira Bistro, for the uninitiated, is essentially heaven on Earth for steak lovers. Photo by Miguel Ventura

Brazilian barbecue, for the uninitiated, is essentially heaven on Earth for steak lovers. Guests pays a fixed price (here only $25 U.S.), and gregarious waiters bring around servings of top sirloin, rib eye, and ribs throughout the meal until the diners cry uncle, signaling they’ve had enough. Other rodizio selections include New York strip and flank steaks, turkey breast and bacon, and sides of cucumber-carrot and red cabbage salads, rice, mashed potatoes, garlic bread, and dipping sauces. Of course, that’s not all the restaurant offers. À la carte entrées include linguine with shrimp in red sauce and garlic sautéed sea bass. An excellent Argentine Malbec is poured by the glass, with bottled offerings from premier wine producers in Argentina, Chile, Italy, Mexico and Uruguay. And there’s the classic caipirinha, a cocktail based on cachaça, or sugar cane liquor, favored by samba dancers and international bons vivants. Calle Vicente Guerrero and Francisco I. Madero, Cabo San Lucas, (624) 143-0273. Tues.–Sun. 4 p.m.–11 p.m. MasterCard, Visa, and vouchers accepted. $$–$$$ A.A.